Nobody knew how a nearly 2,000-year-old grave marker landed in a backyard for decades — until this week.
Category: Rock and Stone
Exploring the Burren, Ireland’s Vast Rocky Region
Though it looks forbidding, the Burren, where you can walk for hours among the rocks and valleys with only your thoughts for company, can be fertile ground for creativity.
Dig Reveals Stunning 12,000-Year-Old Rock Art in Saudi Arabia
The discovery of huge petroglyphs of camels and donkeys, as well as hundreds of engraving tools, hints at complex early settlement in the region following the Ice Age.
A Stone-Skimming Contest in Scotland Is Infiltrated by Cheaters
“I did see some stones that looked a little too perfect,” said the winner of the Stone Skimming World Championships. The offending contestants were disqualified.
Into the Sands of Time: Exploring Egypt’s White and Black Deserts
Led by a guide and driver, a photojournalist embarked on a three-day, two-night excursion that took her deep into one of the country’s lesser-known wonders.
Into the Sands of Time: Exploring Egypt’s White and Black Deserts
Led by a guide and driver, a photojournalist embarked on a three-day, two-night excursion that took her deep into one of the country’s lesser-known wonders.
Into the Sands of Time: Exploring Egypt’s White and Black Deserts
Led by a guide and driver, a photojournalist embarked on a three-day, two-night excursion that took her deep into one of the country’s lesser-known wonders.
Into the Sands of Time: Exploring Egypt’s White and Black Deserts
Led by a guide and driver, a photojournalist embarked on a three-day, two-night excursion that took her deep into one of the country’s lesser-known wonders.
On a Magical Italian Island, Swimming, Stone and Sea
Favignana, off the west coast of Sicily, is known for its stone quarries, clear waters and fabled fish. A writer explores by land and by water.
2 Hikers Dead, 3 Others Injured After Rockslide in Canada’s Banff National Park
The hikers were struck by a cascade of sliding rocks on Thursday while traveling along a moderately difficult trail.
How a Two-Story Boulder Ended Up on a 120-Foot-High Cliff
The rock called Maka Lahi is important in the mythology of the people of Tonga, and scientists have worked out part of its origin story.
